Bharatiya Janata Party

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is one of the two major political parties of India, along with the Indian National Congress. The BJP was established on 6 April 1980 as a center-right political party in opposition to the socialist INC, and the party prioritized globalization and economic growth over social welfare. In 2014, Narendra Modi became Prime Minister of India after leading the BJP in a landslide election, and the BJP holds 280/545 seats in the Lok Sabha, 48/245 Rajya Sabha seats, 1,011/4,021 Vidhan Sabha seats, and 72/454 Vidhan Parishad seats.